Chairman Crowley Statement on Congressional Resolution of Disapproval to Overrule FCC Net Neutrality Ruling (Washington, D.C.) — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after co-sponsoring legislation that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to […]

Sanitation Service Alerts for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day  Due to the back-to-back Monday holidays, the Department of Sanitation will be working to collect Monday material, including trash and recycling. Residents will not be required to hold recycling material for multiple weeks. Please […]

Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Victor Pichardo & Association of Proprietary Colleges urge Governor Cuomo to sign bill creating financial aid parity for college students at proprietary colleges Legislation would make Enhanced Tuition Awards available to 40,000 more students New York, […]

Chairman Crowley, Rep. Speier Call for Investigation of Sexual Misconduct, Harassment by President Trump (Washington, D.C.) – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) urged the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to investigate credible […]

Veer Definition: (verb) To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose. Synonyms: Curve, Cut, Sheer, Slew, Slue, Swerve, Trend Usage: The car veered sharply to the left at the intersection and narrowly missed hitting a pedestrian.

Mary Livermore (1820) After graduating from a female seminary in 1831 and working as a teacher, Livermore married a Universalist minister and became an activist, lecturer, and popular author. She volunteered with the US Sanitary Commission to aid soldiers of […]

I have outlived certain desires. I have lost friends, some by death…others through sheer inability to cross the street. I am not so gifted as at one time seemed likely. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

Park University Kansas City Area December 2017 Graduates Announced Parkville, Mo.— Park University held its December 2017 Kansas City Area Commencement ceremony on Dec. 9 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo. The University had 397 students eligible to participate […]

Chairman Crowley Statement on Election in Alabama (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on Doug Jones’ election to the U.S. Senate: “The people of Alabama have spoken. They have rejected extremism. They […]

Chairman Crowley Statement on House Impeachment Vote (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the House vote to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump: “I am one of many Americans that’s disappointed […]

Crowley Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of Sandy Hook (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the tragic shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, which claimed the lives […]